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In darkest Africa or the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria
by STANLEY, HENRY
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1890-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 2 volume set. xvi, 529; xvi, 472, [2] adverts, 3 maps (2 in pockets) Bound in contemporary 1/2 green Moroccan leather. Green boards. Gilt lettering to red spine label. Red speckled page ends. Good binding and cover. Wear to extremities. Rubbing and sunning to spine. Chipping with minor loss to head of spine. Starting to back board of Vol. I. Clean, unmarked pages. Light marginal foxing to Vol. II. BMC, Vol 24, p. 80 (581); Howgego IV, S60.
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- SequiturBooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1411050011
- Title
- In darkest Africa or the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria
- Author
- STANLEY, HENRY
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington
- Date Published
- 1890-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- African History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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